Press Releases 2016

• Wolverhampton patients advised to use alternatives to A&E 
  
  
• The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust awarded funding for project to save babies’ lives 
  
  
• Liam Payne Surprises Young Patients on Children's Ward 
  
  
• Nine week old raises thousands of pounds for Wolverhampton Neonatal Unit 
  
  
• Quick thinking staff help deliver baby in their vehicle 
  
  
• Christmas and New Year Pharmacy Opening Times
  
  
• Dental team raise money for cancer services to say thanks for colleague’s treatment
  
  
• Stay Well This Winter – get your flu vaccination now 
  
  
• Outbreaks of diarrhoea and vomiting in Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust 
  
  
• Musicians team up with dementia patients to write their own song 
  
  
• Know your HIV Facts this World Aids Day - 1st December 2016
  
  

• Independent review into governance and leadership at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust 
  
  
• Staff from Cannock Chase Hospital cycle 373 miles for charity 
  
  
• Wolverhampton Memory Walk raises £200 for dementia patients 
  
  
• Local NHS Trust Thanks its dedicated Supporters and Volunteers 
  
  
• Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STP) – Better Care for the Black Country and West Bimingham 
  
  
•   Trust helps raise awareness of HIV Testing 
           
  
• New Cross eye specialist shortlisted for national award 
  
  
• World Prematurity Day 2016 
  
  
• ‘Natty Knitters’ raise £200 for Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Charity 
  
  
• Wolverhampton health organisations join forces to raise antibiotic awareness 
  
  
• Become an antibiotic guardian 
  
  
• Local “Soul Night” raises vital funds for West Park Hospital 
  
  
• Couple celebrate premature baby's first birthday with charity donation 
  
  
• The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust receive improved service ratings from CQC  
  
  
• Prize for Wolverhampton rheumatology nurses 
  
  
• Local church support elderly care at New Cross Hospital 
  
  
• Wolverhampton church service remembers babies who have passed away 
  
  

• Fun run donation made in memory for ICCU  
  
  
• Supporters celebrate 12 years of Wolverhampton Heart and Lung centre 
  
  
• The Royal Wolverhampton Trust celebrate NHS Change Day 
  
  
• Wolverhampton Judo Club provides charity funds for dementia care 
  
  
• Renowned course returns to The Royal Wolverhampton Trust 
  
  
• Healthy Lifestyles Service fundraising for RWT Charity
  
  

• Antibiotic resistance awareness programme launched in Wolverhampton 
  
  
• Royal Wolverhampton Trust Voted Best in UK by Trainee Doctors 
  
  
• Team X-Man run for Neonatal Unit 
  
  
• Wolverhampton moves towards Integrated Healthcare Provision 
  
  
• RWT Charity support for dementia music project 
  
  
• Happy Healthy Eyes! 
  
  
• Visiting the A21 Children’s Ward or Paediatric Assessment Unit (PAU) between Monday 19th September and Monday 3rd October 
  
  
• Chamber Of Commerce Award Nominations 
  
  
• Wolverhampton residents of all ages encouraged to get tested for Sexually Transmitted Infections 
  
  
• Trust event to recruit nurses and theatre practitioners 
  
  
• AGM an opportunity to engage the public and stakeholders 
  
  
• Leading city investors to spread the word in Business Week 
  
  
• Colour-Coded Chart Earns Research Accolade 
  
  
• Biggest city jobs fair offering more than 1,500 opportunities 
  
  
• Cancer Support Service Achieves Prestigious Quality Standard 
  
  
• Team RWT complete Carvers Half Marathon in aid of Neonatal Unit 
  
  
• Cancer Services Receive a Welcome Boost
  
  

• Healthy walkers’ success pays off for local charities  
  
  
• Ready, steady, peddle for Neonatal Unit fundraiser 
  
  
• More Mascots Please! Return visit to Children’s Ward, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton 
  
  
• UK-First Communications Training Helps RWT Scoop Top International Award 
  
  
• Firefighters provide rapid response to Telecare users
  
  

• Cycling in aid of patients with CF (Cystic Fibrosis) 
  
  
• Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Celebrates 10 Years Of Saving Lives 
  
  
• Celebrations as Shelia marks 61 years working at hospital 
  
  
• Staff member sending a knockout blow to dementia! 
  
  
• Mayor praises health walkers who clock up thousands of miles 
  
  
• Fundraising in aid of Renal Unit 
  
  
• Tesco gives a helping hand to RWT Charity
  
  

• Support group for people living with COPD to launch in Wolverhampton 
  
  
• The Wolverhampton Integrated Respiratory Lifestyle (TWIRL) Project 
  
  
• Trust Arts in Health Service and Trust’s Charity showcased in London 
  
  
• Trust thanks hardworking volunteers 
  
  
• Wolfie welcomes new arrivals into the Wolves family with visit to Neonatal Unit 
  
  
• Trust’s Pioneering Training Team Shortlisted for National Accolade 
  
  
• Trust celebrates Dementia Awareness Week 
  
  

• RWT and GPs working together on pioneering healthcare pilot project  
  
  
• Charity Supports Enhanced Heart Care At New Cross Hospital 
  
  
• Outbreak of diarrhoea and vomiting in New Cross Hospital 
  
  
• Seven-year-old pioneer Nile could help unlock secret of human genetics  
  
  
• Re-launch for Popular Hospital Charity 
  
  
• Wolverhampton centre for children and young people reaches 10 year milestone  
  
  
• Thousands of people have taken part in research at the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust in the last 5 Years - Thank You! 
  
  
• Foster Care Fortnight 2016 
  
  
• Celebratory patient street party planned to mark Queen’s birthday 
  
  
• Family and friends donate £1,130 to Deanesly Centre 
  
  
• International Nurses Day 2016  
  
  
• Verita Report 
  
  
• Statement from The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust re: Verita Report  
  
  
• RWT Data Specialists shortlisted for prestigious national award  
  
  
• New Source of Information on Infant Feeding In Wolverhampton  
  
  
• Be part of the future of emergency services  
  
  
• Free Bus Service to be Replaced by Shuttle Bus 
  

• Former England and Wolves footballer presents cheque to local cancer action group 
  

   

• Staff nurse Mike scoops NHS Mentor of the Year Award 
  
  

• Duathlete Nick to Represent Great Britain at European Championships 
  
  

• Advice to patients during the industrial action Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 April 2016 
  

   

• Townswomen Guild raises funds for Therapy Department at Cannock Chase Hospital     
         
  
• Bereaved Parents Create a Legacy for Maggie Pearl 
  
  
• Sponsored car pull aims to reach £52,000 target to buy fleet of emergency motorbikes 
  
  
• Vital Tuberculosis Screening Service Wins Award 
  
  
• The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust celebrates education 
  
  
• Knitter Yvonne Co-Ordinates Donation for NHS Trust Life-Savers 
  
  
• Cancer Patients Surveyed In Wolverhampton 
  
  
• The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust host German dementia specialists 
  
  
• International Award for Pioneering Approach to Suspected Heart Attack Patients 
  
  
• Junior Doctor Strike April 2016 
  
  
• New Urgent Care Centre opens at New Cross Hospital

• Bereaved family raise £4,000 to support others in memory of baby Bella Blu 
  
  
• Townswomen Guild raises funds for Haematology Unit 
  
  
• Young success stories celebrate National Apprenticeship Week 
  
  
• Prestigious nursing awards recognise nursing sisters’ work to improve patient experience 
  
  
• Outbreaks of diarrhoea and vomiting in Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust 
  
  
• The Royal Wolverhampton  NHS Trust unveils a memorial in recognition of organ and tissue donation 
  
  
• Children’s Ward says “Ta!” to TATA Steel 
  
  
• Junior Doctor Strike March 2016 
  
  
• The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Awarded £25k to Improve Maternity Safety 
  
  
• Cancer Nurse wins Prestigious Award 
  
  
• For the Love of my Sister 
  
  
• RWT Team To Run Four Marathons in aid of Neonatal 
  
  
• National NHS Staff Survey shows RWT is a Great Place to Work 
  
  
• RWT Consultants Commended as NIHR Marks 10 Years 
  
  

• Breast Reconstruction Technique Pioneered at New Cross Hospital 
  
  
• Family Donate Equipment in Memory of Father 
  
  
• Advice to patients during the industrial action on 10 February 2016 
  
  

• Parent Education Programme Launched By Neonatal Unit 
  
  

• National Accolade for Robotics Team Leader at Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust 
  
  
• Cheque Hand Over to New Cross Hospital After Charity Ball 
  
  
• Trust Selected for Audit as part of Monitor’s 2015/16 Reference Costs Assurance Programme 
  
  
• Outbreak of diarrhoea and vomiting in New Cross Hospital 
  
  
• Newly-Recruited European Nurses Begin Induction Programme at Trust 
  
  
• Junior Doctors' Strike - Tuesday 12 January 2016 
  
  
• Cannock's New Orthopaedic Centre of Excellence Enhances Service Offered to Patients 
  
  
• People Urged To Help Ease Pressure on Emergency Care Services